Steamed Chicken with Basil Pesto and Toasted Pine Nuts

I love this type of recipes. You know, the type so simple to make, yet, so versatile that with a few more ingredients added in, leftovers morph Read more

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Pour a glass of cold milk and forget Oreos! A creamy filling made with peanut butter and cream cheese gives classic peanut butter cookies a special twist Read more

Banana Nut Muffin

These muffins are a refreshing alternative to store-bought cookies and are a cost-friendly snack item for the kids’ pack lunches or for take-alongs to family picnics. For an interesting variation, I made use of the versatility of the recipe by substituting, on half of the muffin batter, my leftover blueberries and blackberries in place of the mashed banana. Before I popped
this blueberry-blackberry batch into the oven to bake, I sprinkled on top the cinnamon-streusel topping I used for my berry crumble. Read more

Sugared Curried Pecans

These sugared-and-spiced nuts are perfect to keep on hand as welcome treats for drop-in guests or to give as hostess gifts. They are satisfying as pick-me-up snacks, delicious with cheese and crackers, or chopped and sprinkled on a salad or on top of a creamy tomato pasta sauce. Stored in an air-tight container, Read more

Unbelievable Peanut Butter Cookies

Perfectly-named cookies! My cook at work discovered this peanut butter cookie recipe on the packaging of our C&H granulated cane sugar. We tried it for one of our parties and have been using it regularly as part of our patients’ morning coffee social ever since. Unbelievably easy, this 2 1/2 dozen production size is done in less than 40 minutes from start to finish! Read more

Walnut Balls

Crisp cookies with chopped nuts for a novelty texture, these walnut balls are perfect coffee or tea tempters. Two or three pieces, a nice cup of chai tea and a book…truly a relaxing end to a hectic day! Read more

Scotties

Our fundraising at work is on its last leg. For the past two months we’ve been on a unified course to raise additional money to supplement the budget (which went to the food and hotel venue) our corporate provided for the employee Christmas party. Hopefully, we’d come up with enough to hire a DJ and purchase a few quality door prizes. Read more